Simultaneously, adult children of narcissists were not provided a validating and safe environment to nurture their development.
After experiencing this re-traumatization, it becomes even more vital to use your alone time to heal.
Being hyper-independent and searching for a rescuer at the same time.
You may take charge in many aspects of your life.
You may feel unwittingly stuck inrelationships with narcissistic and psychopathic peoplebecause your nervous system is accustomed to chaos.
A son with a narcissistic mother may find himself exploited by vindictive narcissistic women.
Adult children of narcissists as well aschildren of controlling parentsin general develop an interesting relationship with control and perfectionism.
They become conditioned to fear losing control because theyve been controlled since birth.
They may need a sense of control over their environment so you can feel truly safe.
As a child, you were emotionally neglected and mistreated.
Yet you were also expected to be the best in everything you did to bring pride to your family.
As an adult, it can be helpful to establish anabundance mindsetinstead.
Re-parent yourself and recondition yourself to expect good things.
Dont feel like you have to earn good experiences like you did in childhood.
Engage in safe play in adulthood to regain the sense of innocence you should have had.
You deserved safety and peace.
You are more than worthy of all the happiness and abundance life has to offer.
You were always enough and deserving.
You deserve support in processing yourtraumasand might find it helpful to process these traumas with a mental health professional.
